Synonyms for inadvertently
in·ad·ver·tent·ly

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1. unwittingly, inadvertently, unknowinglyadverb

   without knowledge or intention

   "he unwittingly deleted the references"

   Synonyms:
   unknowingly, unwittingly

   Antonyms:
   mindfully, advertently, heedfully

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1. inadvertentlyadjective

   Synonyms:
   thoughtlessly, inconsiderately, carelessly, heedlessly, negligently, in an unguarded moment

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1. List of paraphrases for "inadvertently":

   unintentionally, unwittingly, accidentally, involuntarily, mistakenly, unknowingly

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1. Russell Ford:

   I thought he might inadvertently kill me, he was trying to attack me and remove my clothing.

2. Robert Postings:

   Facebook, in their desire to connect as many people as possible have inadvertently created a system which helps connect extremists and terrorists.

3. Sean Davies:

   Because these are engineered microorganisms, we need to find ways to ensure that the bacteria are not easily transmitted from treated people to others nearby, we don’t want people to be inadvertently treated with a drug without their knowledge.

4. Large Peter Davis:

   The wacko presidential race and Trump's easy to lampoon antics and rants are ‘ SNL's ’ comedic bread and butter. The election is often even described as like an ‘ SNL ’ skit. It's like the writers are being handed free material. Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton have inadvertently made ‘ SNL ’ hilarious.

5. Janet Yellen:

   An abrupt tightening would risk disrupting financial markets and perhaps even inadvertently push the economy into recession.